Susan Hanson

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Years ago Joe helped me to find an apartment, and I'm so happy that I contacted him again to help me find a house. There wasn't a lot of inventory and houses were selling quickly. When we found one we liked, Joe got us inside the next day. We put in an offer within 24 hours and it was accepted quickly. Joe gave great advise on a reasonable offer to make. I'd highly recommend him to anyone looking to buy in the area.

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We contacted Joe after seeing many of his listings in our neighborhood in Norwalk which were selling over asking price. He came prepared to our initial meeting with neighborhood information, facts about our property and predictions of sale. He was realistic and honest. He was extremely helpful in preparing us how to stage our home for viewings and what we could expect. He did an excellent job working with his contacts on amazing photos and advertising. He was extremely responsive to all communication with us. Our home had multiple offers within the first week on the market. We accepted an over asking offer. He then assisted us in finding a new home in Ridgefield. Joe was on time to all of the showings we had scheduled all over Ridgefield. He made sure he was educated in the pricing in the area and advised us accordingly. He was able to use creative strategies to make our offers the most enticing in the highly competitive market. He was great with recommendations of inspectors who were knowledgeable and gave us honest feedback and did great with negotiating with sellers. Joe in essence did all the work we did not want to. He was thorough, explained things well and was understanding of our needs. We are in a perfect home now! Thank you Joe! We would continue to recommend Joe to others!

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Joe Balestriere helped me to buy my house, a very beautiful home in the Cranbury area of Norlwalk, when I called him he didnt hesitate to show me the house right away, very competent and kind person. I definetly recommend him to all my family and friends.

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I cannot say enough good things about Joe. We were referred to him by a friend and he exceeded all expectations. He has a clear passion for helping people find their perfect home. He also has an immense breadth of knowledge on all details of the home-buying process and served as an educator to us throughout our search. Joe was also remarkably patient through our search and always available. When we finally got our 10th offer accepted, he helped facilitate a smooth closing process. If you do not use Joe as your realtor you are missing out.

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In the spring of 2021, we made the decision to sell our home. Joe had visited with us several months earlier and did a great job of keeping in touch to provide valuable market information which had changed materially even since his first visit. While Joe excelled at the all of the services that one would expect from a seasoned real estate professional: coaching us on how to optimize the staging of our home, marketing our property attractively in all of the media outlets, etc., what really made him stand out, was his acumen and guidance with respect to how we should price our house (in an overheated market that could easily lead to unrealistic asking prices), the approach to evaluating the multiple offers we received and how best to negotiate them so we could end up with the best and highest. I would not hesitate to recommend Joe to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate in this very complex and dynamic market environment.

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Joe explained the process of selling my home thoroughly. Always returned my calls promptly with a correct answer. He would research a problem with accuracy and contact me immediately. It was a sincere pleasure and experience working with Joe. I would highly recommend him to process the sale of your home. You will not be disappointed. E. Faski

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We decided to work with Joe after receiving a friendly mailing about the real estate market in our community. In the mailing he included something about how important kindness is. After we read this, we knew he was our guy. He helped us to sell our condo. He made the process simple and straightforward. He was always responsive if we had any questions. I would definitely work with Joe again.

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When we decided to sell our home, we knew we needed a realtor, but we did not know anyone in the area. Joe's detailed newsletter on home sales in Norwalk caught our attention on the kitchen counter, and we decided to give him a try. And what a wonderful decision it was!Our home selling process was long and arduous with twists and turns we want to spare the readers. When we retire, we will write a whole book about that experience.But for now, we want to talk about Joe. Words can't describe the degree of dedication, devotion, passion, and professionalism that Joe has demonstrated throughout the whole process. He stood by us every day and in every conversation. He treated us as family and fought for our interests even when we ourselves were exhausted and wanted to give up. When times were tough, Joe would take it all upon himself to negotiate and to remedy each challenge. It mattered to him that we could sleep well at night and not be stressed out more than we had to. Now our home has sold and we are happy, but we already miss chatting with Joe... We are thinking to buy another home just so that we could work with Joe again. ??Thank you, Joe, for raising the bar for the realtors so high that you will always be number one for our family. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for always doing the right thing and for always being there for us!

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Joe was a relief in the home buying process! Being first time buyers, we were worried about making the wrong decision when buying a home. Joe was very insightful and helpful in this process and never encouraged us to buy anything we didnt want. In all the time he spent with us, he learned what we liked and didnt like which was very helpful being first time homebuyers. He provided honest feedback and advice in the process and was very patient with us throughout. I would recommend Joe to anyone!

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Weve purchased two houses with Joe- one as a rental investment and more recently our residence. Joe is great to work with - he knows all the right steps to move the process forward, he is patient, smart, straightforward, and always professional.Joe also helps us find tenants when we have turnover in our rental, and he makes the process incredibly seamless - he does all the work, and we enjoy vetted, reliable tenants.I only recommend people I trust, and I recommend Joe wholeheartedly!